PM given a rousing reception in Tiruchi

As he travelled by automotive from a personal star lodge on Collector’s Office Road to the Tiruchi International Airport — a distance of seven.1 km — the Prime Minister waved at enthusiastic onlookers gathered on either side of the street.

Mr. Modi left for the airport from the lodge round 11.15 a.m. and the convoy handed by the Major Saravanan Roundabout, Bharathidasan Road, Head Post Office junction, TVS Tollgate, Subramaniyapuram, and Kottapattu earlier than reaching the airport. Seated within the entrance, he waved on the public by the windshield.

BJP and alliance occasion employees, together with these from the AIADMK and Tamizhar Desam Katchi, assembled at key junctions alongside the route. The public too, gathered in appreciable numbers, many showering flower petals on the convoy. Traditional percussion ensembles and artists dressed as Hindu deities—Shiva, Parvati, Murugan, Krishna, and Rama—added a cultural flavour to the welcome.

Three main reception factors had been arrange — at Bharathidasan Road close to the Tiruchi Corporation Office, at Subramaniyapuram close to the MGR statue, and close to the Tiruchi International Airport — the place occasion cadres and the general public lined as much as greet the Prime Minister. Steel barricades had been put in at these key areas to handle crowds and guarantee safety.

Banners, occasion flags, and placards from the BJP, the AIADMK, and Tamizhar Desam had been positioned alongside the medians and sidewalks, from the lodge to the airport. No different autos had been allowed on this route through the Prime Minister’s transit. All retailers alongside the way in which had been quickly shut as a safety measure and had been reopened as soon as the convoy handed. Traffic was diverted on various routes.

Over 1,400 police personnel had been deployed to make sure safety alongside all the stretch. The preparations had been supervised by high district and metropolis police officers.

Mr. Modi on returning to the town airport by helicopter from Gangaikonda Cholapuram, left for New Delhi by a particular flight.